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References

January/February 2007 - Before the Fall


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4.      Neufeld RR, Tideiksaar R, Yew E, et al. A multidisciplinary falls consultation service in a nursing home. Gerontologist 1991;31:120-123.

5.      Rubenstein LZ, Trueblood PR. Gait and balance assessment in older persons. Annals of Long Term Care 2004;12(2)39-45

6.      Chang JT, Morton SC, Rubenstein LZ, Mojica W, Maglione M, Suttorp MJ, Roth EA, Shekelle PG.  Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Br Med J 2004;328:680-687.

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